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Community Outreach and Field Placement Services Mission

The primary mission of the Community Outreach and Field Placement (COFPS) Services
is to provide a high quality field experience program for teacher education candidates
in all education majors. The COFPS Office provides support and opportunities for diverse
experiences, including schools based in urban, suburban, rural and international settings.
The Office also identifies financial and other support to assist candidates through
their internship and student teaching experiences, supplements information dissemination
efforts while in the field community and on campus, provides a range of outreach services
to support enrollment, retention, and graduation, follows up on leads to assist in
the establishment of alternative route cohorts and administers the Field Based Teacher
Internship Program.

Student Teacher Induction Ceremony

COFPS mission is to provide community outreach services that:

Facilitate establishing partnerships with school districts that may lead to school
reform projects and alternative certification pathways, among other initiatives.

Support opportunities for diverse experiences, including schools based in urban, suburban,
rural and international settings; and

Identify financial and other support to assist candidates through their internship
and student teaching experiences. COFPS staff supplements information dissemination
efforts while in the field community and on campus.

Provide a range of outreach services to support enrollment, retention, and graduation
activities.